Maddie walked out very nicely today, moving forward with minimal spooking. I was really happy to see this look again. We had some pretty good spooky objects to test us next door--there was a dump truck that dumped while we were there, a bobcat picking up rocks, and an excavator filling up the dump truck with dirt. I can't imagine what Maddie the mustang makes of this!
I worked on canter leads in Schumann's outdoor arena, then put her into the indoor torture chamber. This was her 3rd time in this arena. She showed improvement, and we cantered inside for the first time. Jane & Eric watched us for about 20 minutes, and boy did they love on Maddie during the rests. Maddie loved the attention! They were really impressed at how calm and affectionate she is. It was fun.
I still had trouble getting her over jumps in the indoor. We set up a low cross rail again, but she just barely trotted over it. She would go towards it with good impulsion, but just come to a screeching halt most times. So Jane won't believe me when I say Maddie is a good jumper! Anyway, on the way home I took a bunch of jumps in the woods and she did just fine.
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